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Old May 13, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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Nav map about 50 miles off?

I went for a long ride yesterday and suddenly I turned left and my Nav went right. Now its wandering around about 50 miles away. Anyone have any experience/info on this. Thankfully still have warranty
 
Old May 13, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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According to the Mayans, the world is going to end this year.

If so, It would seem that the earth has started to shift on it's axis, and we are all doomed.



Not sure if the warranty will cover end of the world events.
 
Old May 13, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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I just saw on TV that they recently found another Mayan calendar with dates past this year end, so here's hoping I'm taking it in tomorrow, so I won't have long to worry.
 
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I went for a long ride yesterday and suddenly I turned left and my Nav went right. Now its wandering around about 50 miles away. Anyone have any experience/info on this. Thankfully still have warranty
Calibration off?
 
Old May 14, 2012 | 04:40 AM
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Happened to me....I bet the Nav is done!

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The GPS antenna.. did it loose lock (where did you turn.. obstructions such as mountains, etc) or did the connection to the antenna maybe go loose?

The only reason a GPS system would go wonky is a hardware problem...the signal is not getting to the GPS radio cleanly, or the radio itself has failed in some way.
 
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My Nav completely failed and had to be replaced at @ 13,000 miles. Gave me wild directions. Covered under my warranty!

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Originally Posted by Fred2
According to the Mayans, the world is going to end this year.

If so, It would seem that the earth has started to shift on it's axis, and we are all doomed.



Not sure if the warranty will cover end of the world events.
FYI.......I checked and it does........but the deductible is $1,000 and has to be paid in cash in advance! Better than nothing!

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I have the same problem with my Navi before, and I brought it to the dealer cost me $1,300 to fix it! dealer said the connection of the antenna was lose!
 
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Well, got my car back today and the problem was the antenna. Dealer replaced the antenna, it works perfect now and was covered under warranty; phew, no cost to me. I'm a happy camper again
 
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Originally Posted by Goldduster
Well, got my car back today and the problem was the antenna. Dealer replaced the antenna, it works perfect now and was covered under warranty; phew, no cost to me. I'm a happy camper again
Good for you ! you got better luck than me!!
 
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